Friday, May 7, 2010

Mixed Vegetable Dal



1...Roast or dry fry a cup of yellow mung dal & then wash the dal.
2...Cut one & half cup of 3-4 types of vegetables of your choice (like bean, carrot,potato, flat beans, ridge gourd, green papaya .Choose any 3 or 4 types).
Cut them into 4-5 cms long sticks of 1 cm wide.
3...Put 1 & 2 in pressure cooker with salt ,little haldi powder & 3 cups of water &
boil for one whistle.1 teapoon sugar can be added (optional).
4...In a small pan put little ghee or clarified butter & heat it.
5...Put 2-3 bayleaves (tejpata),2-3 split green chilis , a teaspoon of panchphoran (a mixture of zerra, kalazerra, saunf, methi seeds & radhuni or mustard seeds,if radhuni not available)& half teaspoon of julian strips of ginger in that hot ghee & heat it till panchporans start spluttering.
6...Add this tarka to the boiled dal & vegetable.If the dal is too thick add little amount of boiled water.
7...Adjust salt & add some chopped green coriander leaves.
Mixed vegetable dal is ready.

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